After the plea, which dismissed the felonious assault count, his likely sentence was reduced to one year in jail with up to two years probation.

Lott, whose residence sits less than a mile away from Westwynd, allegedly lost control June 6 while playing 18 holes at the course, located in the 4100 block of Adams Road near West Gunn Road, and attacked a golf partner who asked a question about how many strokes he took on the 12th hole.

After investigating the incident, authorities discovered that Lott -- who thesmokinggun.com reports is a former Drake University football player drafted in 1975 by the Buffalo Bills -- had hit the West Bloomfield man on the arm with the club, breaking the club in half.

According to Sheriff's deputies, Lott proceeded to stab his golfing companion in the same arm, cutting him several times. Half of the Callaway 5-iron was recovered from Lott's golf bag, while half of the club was found lying in the fairway of the course's 13th hole.

The victim received several stitches at a local urgent care clinic later that day, deputies reported.